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Originally Posted by getbak
It's amazing how few games he has missed over a 20 year career.
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Another ''what if'' scenario is if Iginla never missed those 12 games in 2006-2007. To me that what his finest season. He was a complete beast that season. I remember a couple articles where the mid-way season awards were talked about. At the midway point, he was Hart/MVP favourite. Over guys like Datsyuk, Crosby and Ovechkin. Hard to predict if he would have still beat them out at season end. But the fact he was in the conversation speaks volumes to his abilities.
I think it was a play with Souray where he awkwardly got checked into the boards and his knee twisted and he missed 12 games. He still ended up with 94 points. Extrapolated he could of had 110 pts, including 46 goals. Knowing him, he very might might of had 50.
What a season that was. I'll never forget Don Cherry on coaches corner calling Iginla the most complete player in the game. A bull in a china shop. Opposing coaches tell their players to leave the guy alone, lest his fury take over.
Pretty amazing since that is literally his only injury filled season and he has only missed 4 games since. Playing the power forward style that he did for so many years and has been so durable.